Turkey: Manisa vine leaf registered with geographical indication

The "Manisa vine leaf", registered with the geographical indication by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT), was introduced with a ceremony. Manisa Governor Yaşar Karadeniz said that the recognition of the vine leaf will increase with the geographical indication at the ceremony in the 100th Year Conference Hall of the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Director Metin Öztürk also stated that the geographical indication application they made in 2021 for vine leaves was concluded about 3 months ago, and the "Manisa vine leaf" is not very dark green, thin, less hairy and mostly sliceless, without veins or with few veins. He stated that it differs from the vine leaves in different regions of Turkey with its feature. Noting that pickled vine leaves and wraps are exported to 36 countries from Manisa, Öztürk said that Turkey provided 13.5 million dollars of foreign currency inflow from the vine leaves exported last year, ...